Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!csn!boulder!tramp.Colorado.EDU!colfelt From: colfelt@news.colorado.edu (COLFELT ANDREW BRINTON W) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: ---Catch-All for Windows Problems--- Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 17:44:23 GMT References: <3463@travis.csd.harris.com> Sender: news@colorado.edu (The Daily Planet) Reply-To: colfelt@tramp.Colorado.EDU Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 25 Nntp-Posting-Host: tramp.colorado.edu Dan Askel (dana@hardy.ssd.csd.harris.com) writes: " I have the Qualitas (386MAX), PC-Tools, SMARTDRV and Norton caches on various boxes around the building. My personal experience is limitted to SMARTDRV which is currently removed. Other people in the industry seem to think the PC-Tools is the best all around compromise. The fundamental reason is the least amount of overhead for the function you get. Again, I have no experience with this but will be attempting to use it next week. Although Norton utilities has a cache with it I've yet to here of anyone actually using it. HIMEM.SYS may use the "lost" 384K of dos memory for Windows but it definitely doesn't load my TSRs there. Boot your system but before you get into Windows, run the Norton/PC-Tools memory utilities to show you what is loaded where. I believe you'll find all your "goodies" are still in 0-640K. Happy Caching.... " You don't have problems crashing with the PCTools cache? You removed SmartDrv for what reason and you're using what now? If you're not using anything I should think you're experiencing a 30% increase in loading time/swapping time! Andrew colfelt@tramp.colorado.edu